Xbox One X: Microsoft defends the price of the console with the price / performance ratio

Quickly the fact that the Xbox One with 499 US dollar to book book, a lot of dust on. Internally one is convinced according to Microsoft of the price of the console.

In the course of tonight, Microsoft unveiled both the final launch date and the price of the Xbox One X, which was led up to the last time under the working title Xbox Scorpio.

As a result, the console will be available for $ 499 and $ 499, respectively, on November 7th, costing $ 100 and $ 100 more than the PlayStation 4 Pro released last winter. After the price in the international gaming forums quickly caused for appropriate discussions worried, now also Microsoft itself speaks.

Xbox One X: Microsoft praises the price / performance ratio

As the Redmonder in person of Aaron Greenberg give, one is internally proud of the price of the Xbox One X. Thus the enterprise from the beginning of it was to design a premium console for the hardcore audience, which in console games the Best player experience. Above all, the price / performance ratio of the Xbox One X speaks for itself.

In contrast to the PlayStation 4 Pro, the console will not only offer a UHD drive, but the Xbox One X offers a 43 percent increase in graphics performance as well as a 60 percent increase in bandwidth compared to the PlayStation 4 Pro. In addition, the Xbox One X is not only the strongest home console of all time, the design and the technology was not compromised according to Microsoft. Among other things, the compact design and the modern water cooling are emphasized.

Finally, it is pointed out that the Xbox One X is only planned in the form of the black 1 Terabyte model. If and when further color variants could follow, Microsoft left open.